Grant Recipients
2024 Community Grants
So far, this year we have supported these initiatives:
My Sister’s Place – Transitional Housing
STEM Camp – Innisfil STEM Camp Participants
Innisfil Central Public School – Band Instruments
Mother Daughter Empower – Counselling & Workshop Series
Scientists in School – Innisfil Workshops
Independent Living Services Simcoe County – Assistive Devices
Innisfil Community Events Corporation – OnionFest
Community For Kids – Warm Winter Clothing
Trinity Church Barrie – Fridge Replacement
Innisfil ideaLAB & Library – Envoy Connect Audiobook Players (From the Jason Reynar Innovation Fund).
Canadian Mental Health Association, York and South Simcoe – MOBYSS
Empower Simcoe – Respitality Program
South Simcoe Theatre – Signage, Rental Fees, Workshops
2023 Community Grants
In 2023 we funded the following Innisfil-serving projects:
Canadian Mental Health Association – South Simcoe Police Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST)
Hospice Simcoe – Coffee Talk Group, Smart Grief Workshops, Dying Matters Education Events
Mother Daughter Empower – Innisfil Program
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation – Phototherapy Unit
YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka – Summer Day Camp
Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka – Mastectomy Pillows
Fresh Food Weekly – Deep Freezer
Christmas For Kids (Year-Round) – Warm Winter Clothing
Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie – Second Stage Housing
Candlelighters Simcoe – Care Packages
Scientists in School – Innisfil School Presentations
The Mikey Network – AEDs for Innisfil Residents
The Innisfil Farmers’ Market – Community Services Day
Independent Living Services Simcoe County – Assistive Devices
Season’s Centre for Grieving Children – Grief Counselling for Innisfil Youth
Cookstown Curling Club – Juniors League
South Simcoe Theatre – COVID Relief
2022 Community Grants
In 2022, we funded the following charities/projects:
Canadian Mental Health Association – South Simcoe Police Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST)
Canadian Mental Health Association York & South Simcoe – Mobile Youth Walk-In Clinic (MOBYSS)
Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County – Youth CALL Program
Christmas for Kids (all year round) – Warm Clothing Program
DeafBlind Ontario Foundation – Wheelchair Accessible Van for Supported Living Home in Innisfil
Innisfil Farmers’ Market – 2022 Market Season
Innisfil Pipes & Drums – COVID Recovery
RVH Foundation – RAAM Clinic Redevelopment and Gazebo
2021 Community Grants
In 2021, we funded the following charities/projects:
Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County – Peer Support Program (Read more about this program here!)
Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County – YouthCALL Service Link Expansion to Innisfil
Christmas for Kids (all year round) – COVID-19 Relief
Crime Stoppers Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka – Community Funds
Georgian College – Innisfil Community Foundation Nursing Scholarship
Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka – Virtual Cancer Program Coordinator/Social Worker
Imani’s Place – Social Worker (Housing)
Independent Living Services Simcoe County – Accessibility, Resources & Connections
Innisfil Farmers’ Market – Enhanced COVID-19 Protocols for the 2021 Market Season
Shine Through the Rain Foundation – Innisfil Rainy Day Program
Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie – Starter Packages and Urgent Needs
2020 COVID-19 Relief Grants
We were preparing to open our first round of grant applications just as COVID-19 disrupted life as we knew it. Understanding that the Innisfil Community Foundation would need to take a bigger role in the community, we set our previous plans aside and quickly established a COVID-19 Relief fund to help charities though the first weeks and months of the pandemic. To date, this fund has granted $54,575 to the following organizations supporting the Innisfil community:
Candlelighters Simcoe
Christmas for Kids
CONTACT Community Services
Friendship Circle
Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka
Independent Living Services of Simcoe County & Area
Matthews House Hospice
Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer
Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation
Shine Through the Rain Foundation
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation
Youth Haven
2020 Emergency Community Support Fund Grants
When the Government of Canada announced the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), we jumped at the chance to partner with the Community Foundations of Canada to deliver additional funds to help our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During Round 1 of the ECSF, we granted $75,000 to help five key projects in Innisfil:
Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County – “Expanding Mental Health Peer Support Services in Innisfil”
Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County – “Remote Access to Counselling & Wellness Programming”
Innisfil Community Church – “Community Re-Integration and Recovery Program”
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario – “The Safe @ Home Project”
YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka – “Inspire Youth / Connecting with Your Community”
During Round 2 of the ECSF, we granted $50,000 to support seven projects serving the Innisfil community:
Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County – “Talk Back to Negativity”
Christmas for Kids (all year round) – “Christmas Warm Clothing Drive”
Elizabeth Fry Society Simcoe Muskoka – “Food Security for Temporary Motel Shelter Program”
Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka – “Worry Eater Workshop for Innisfil Elementary Schools”
Imani’s Place – “Outreach Worker”
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation – “Nocospray Disinfection Program”
YMCA of Simcoe Muskoka – “Health & Fitness Membership for Women and Children”
